Bag

38186

From: Wyoming | Fort Washakie

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 38186
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Shoshone
Provenience Wyoming | Fort Washakie
Culture Area Great Basin Culture Area
Section American
Materials Hide | Bead | Tin | Horsehair
Description

Buckskin bag, sewn along the sides. Front is heavily beaded with horizontal bands of red, yellow, green and dark blue crosses on light blue ground with dark blue bands. The sides have five panels of vertical beadwork. Closure flap has three panels of horizontal beadwork with eight tassels of white and red hair wrapped with metal tinklers, identical tassels attached to sides. Strap attached to reverse.

Length 49 cm
Width 39 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Thomas B. Donaldson; subscription of John Wanamaker, 1901
Other Number 34 - Other Number

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